Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are "candles"! 🕯

🕯 This bizarre tree is a conversation piece and every plant collector should have one!

🕯 Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, or Guahalote - is a highly ornamental tree with interesting leaves, pretty cream flowers and...ready?

🕯One foot long fruits resembling a greenish-yellow cucumbers or candles that hang off the tree!

🕯Juicy fruit is edible and has a sweet flavor similar to sugar cane. Eaten raw or cooked; used to make pickles or preserves

🕯The fruit is a remedy for colds; roots used as a diuretic.

🕯Easy to grow and not fussy about conditions. Cold tolerant to light frost.

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🛒Get your own Candle Tree

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Why cucumbers grow on a tree? Because they are "candles"! 🕯

🕯 This bizarre tree is a conversation piece and every plant collector should have one!

🕯 Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, or Guahalote - is a highly ornamental tree with interesting leaves, pretty cream flowers and...ready?

🕯One foot long fruits resembling a greenish-yellow cucumbers or candles that hang off the tree!

🕯Juicy fruit is edible and has a sweet flavor similar to sugar cane. Eaten raw or cooked; used to make pickles or preserves

🕯The fruit is a remedy for colds; roots used as a diuretic.

🕯Easy to grow and not fussy about conditions. Cold tolerant to light frost.

🎥

🛒Get your own Candle Tree

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🏆 How not to kill a gardenia? Gardenias always struggling? Meet the only EASY gardenia.

Kailarsenia vietnamensis, or Vietnamese Gardenia, boasts large, fragrant flowers that are so easy to grow.

💠 Resilient and cold-hardy, it tolerates overwatering and poor soils with ease, unlike most gardenias that are very sensitive to water and soil conditions.

💠 Not sensitive to root nematodes, unlike other gardenias (so the plant doesn't have to be grafted).

💠 Its stunning flowers, resembling beautiful artworks, fill the air with a lovely scent.

💠 Whether in containers or in the ground, this bushy beauty thrives indoors or outdoors, adding versatility and charm to any space.

📚 Learn more about Vietnamese Gardenia

🛒 Order Vietnamese Gardenia

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What tropical fruit tree is cold hardy and easy to grow? It's Golden Loquat – the Symbol of Prosperity, and it tastes like apricots!

🍑 Loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is fast-growing, drought-tolerant, cold-tolerant, compact tropical fruit tree.

🍑 Heavy producer. Fruits are juicy, aromatic, and resemble apricots. Ripen from early Spring to early Summer.

🍑 Ideal for small gardens, beginner fruit tree growers.

🍑 High in sugar, acids, vitamins B and C, minerals, and pectin.

🍑 Eaten fresh, used in fruit salads, jams, jellies, chutneys, pies, tarts, and wine
Popular as a natural sweetener and for creating sauces.

🍑 Grown in Japan for over 1,000 years. In China, represents gold and wealth, often included in auspicious displays or offerings for prosperity💰

📚 Learn more about Loquats

📁 Overlooked fruit: tasty Loquat recipes (PDF)

🛒Start your fruit garden with Loquats

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💮 Can Frangipani be a vine? How to bring fragrance into your garden.

Chonemorpha fragrans, or Frangipani vine, is a large woody tropical liana with clusters of large, perfume-fragrant flowers and lush green foliage. It is close related to perfumed Plumeria - Frangipani.

🌸 Chonemorpha's intoxicating scent fills the air, creating a sensory delight for all nearby.

🌸 Leaves reaching up to 12 (!) inches add to its allure.

🌸 Being a large woody vine, Frangipani vine requires sturdy support, making it a majestic addition to any garden or indoor space.

🌸 Takes both sun or shade. Full sun is essential for profuse blooming.

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